Seventeen-year-old Emily's world crumbles when her boyfriend dumps her and when she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse, a series of secrets are revealed that threaten to tear her beloved family apart. Emily feels like she has no one to turn to, until an unexpected friendship blossoms with a troubled classmate named Leo. Sometimes despondent but always supportive, Leo is Emily's rock in an ocean of confusion and disbelief. Leo's life isn't easy either, and he struggles to be both mother and father to his little sister while his mom battles her alcohol addiction. The two friends lean on each other, and in the end discover the inner strength to face whatever life throws at them. With incredible insight into the teenage psyche and speckled with pitch-perfect humour, author Sylvia Gunnery has created a heart-warming coming of age story that is sure to connect with young adult readers.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-14 years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Pajama Press .

Sylvia Gunnery currently works with the Nova Scotia Department of Education, in both testing and evaluation and English programme services. In 1998 she was awarded the Canadian Prime Minister's Award Winner for Teaching Excellence